Elections

Lok Sabha Elections: Akhilesh Yadav To Contest From Kannauj; PM Says Congress Wants To Give Reservation To Its ‘Most Loved Community’

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress seems to have been pushed on the backfoot with its senior leader Sam Pitroda suggesting a "US-like inheritance tax" in India amid row over PM Modi's remarks that the Congress has promised in its manifesto that it will "redistribute wealth" of country's people, a charge that the Grand Old party has been denying so far. Pitroda came under fire from the BJP and even PM Modi while the Congress distanced itself from his remarks. Reacting to Pitroda's remark, PM Modi on Wednesday said the Congress will 'impose inheritance tax', reiterating his stand that the party manifesto has 'Muslim League' stamp on it .

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Lok Sabha Election News: The Row Over PM Modi's Remark

PM Modi on Sunday triggered a debate after making a statement at a rally in Rajasthan, which triggered reactions by a section of people and the Congress party. Addressing the rally in Rajasthan's Banswara on Sunday, PM Modi said the Congress plans to give people's hard-earned money and valuables to "infiltrators" and "those who have more children", naming the Muslim community.

"This urban Naxal mindset, my mothers and sisters, they will not even leave your 'mangalsutra'. They can go to that level," PM Modi had said on Sunday, after which Congress said it would "educate" the Prime Minister about its manifesto.

PM Modi repeated his statement again on Monday and Tuesday despite being slammed by the Opposition and a section of people for alleged "hate speech".

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Full Schedule Of General Polls

The schedule for Lok Sabha elections 2024 was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 16. The voting for Lok Sabha elections 2024 is taking place in seven phases, starting April 19 and the counting of votes will take place on June 4.

While voting for Phase 1 took place on April 19, polling for Phase 2 to Phase 7 will take place on: April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1.

  • Phase 1/April 19 - 21 states/UTs - 102 constituencies

  • Phase 2/April 26 - 13 states/UTs - 89 constituencies

  • Phase 3/May 7 - 12 states/UTs - 12 constituencies

  • Phase 4/May 13 - 10 states/UTs - 96 constituencies

  • Phase 5/May 20 - 8 states/UTs - 49 constituencies

  • Phase 6/May 25 - 7 states/UTs - 57 constituencies

  • Phase 7/June 1 -  8 states/UTs - 57 constituencies

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Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: UP CM Yogi Says Congress 'Promised Sharia Law'

Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that the Congress says "they will implement Sharia law, which means they want to create a threat to the Constitution made by Babasaheb Ambedkar."

"They want to implement the Taliban rule...," UP CM Yogi Adityanath said. READ MORE

Yogi Adityanath's statement amid the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks made multiple times that the Congress was planning to "redistribute the wealth" of the people of the country and sell off women's 'mangalsutra' to achieve the same.

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